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Chris Smith: There is a significant, and I think a profoundly significant, under-appreciation for Juche, the dictatorship cult.

On the recordSeptember 11, 2017
There is a significant, and I think a profoundly significant, under-appreciation for Juche, the dictatorship cult.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith highlights the misunderstanding of North Korea's cult-like devotion to its leaders.

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